Number of workers at each level of unemployment duration, by month, January 2023–April 2025

date Less than 5 weeks 5–14 weeks 15–26 weeks 27–51 weeks 52 weeks and over
Jan-23 1,941 1,796 921 373 714
Feb-23 2,272 1,841 814 442 614
Mar-23 2,275 1,746 792 405 656
Apr-23 1,869 1,915 772 379 700
May-23 2,079 1,869 907 408 734
Jun-23 2,082 1,833 895 449 672
Jul-23 1,994 1,745 960 503 693
Aug-23 2,198 1,931 921 587 782
Sep-23 2,066 2,056 1,040 485 757
Oct-23 2,285 1,835 1,031 529 802
Nov-23 2,075 2,061 976 547 623
Dec-23 2,204 1,794 1,072 539 734
Jan-24 2,143 1,852 877 542 730
Feb-24 2,339 1,942 970 445 768
Mar-24 2,206 1,977 980 435 819
Apr-24 2,273 1,990 879 560 693
May-24 2,309 1,922 964 539 809
Jun-24 2,130 2,108 1,066 736 797
Jul-24 2,348 2,162 1,078 763 780
Aug-24 2,465 2,029 1,153 695 850
Sep-24 2,139 1,987 1,133 685 929
Oct-24 2,109 2,082 1,231 710 898
Nov-24 2,208 2,063 1,236 729 925
Dec-24 2,156 1,997 1,207 641 910
Jan-25 2,290 1,935 1,161 642 801
Feb-25 2,337 2,152 1,031 606 849
Mar-25 2,362 2,146 1,006 559 936
Apr-25 2,187 2,269 987 727 948
May-25 2,451 2,208 1,039 564 893

Notes: Data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data for Less than 5 weeks, 5-14 weeks, 15-26 weeks, and 27+ weeks are provided by BLS. Seasonally adjusted data are not available for 52+ so we applied the ratio of not-seasonally adjusted 52+ to not-seasonally adjusted 27+ to the seasonally adjusted 27+ to impute a seasonally adjusted 52+. Seasonally adjusted data for 27-51 is estimated as the difference between our estimated 52+ seasonally adjust data and the 27+ seasonally adjusted data.

Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey public data series.

View the underlying data on epi.org.